Paperwork & Labels

A copy of the invoice paid even further dividends recently (September 2002). I had a copy of the invoice on display in the trunk at a car show. A man approached me at the show and asked if he could show me something in the trunk. I assumed he had some advice of improving a detail or something so I followed him to the back of the car. He pointed at the invoice copy and to the name "TOM" in the salesman slot and said, "That's me!" Needless to say, we had a long and informative discussion!

Update, January 2008: I was able to obtain the ORIGINAL dealer invoice for the car! I've had copies of it for years, but now I have the original! Even more incredibly, the previous owner recently contacted me to let me know he ran across the original Protect-O-Plate for the car!

This is the jacking instructions label found on the passenger side of the underside of the trunklid.

This is the posi-traction warning label found on the drivers' side of the underside of the trunklid.

Here is a photo of the seat belt instruction card and the seat belt retractor instruction tags which were to be attached to the outboard seat belt retractor mechanisms prior to delivery.

The premium fuel warning tag was to be hung on an appropriate dash knob so the new owner would know the rules on fuel. This was only used on the 327-powered cars, all others were run on regular.

And last but not least, an ultra-rare L79 warning label. Can you believe it?! Look below for more information on the label.

(This warning label is a gag a friend of mine who owned an L79-powered 65 El Camino tooled up when he worked in a print shop. It's totally fictitious but we sure thought it was cool! You should have heard the comments this label caused at auto shows!)